Gul (name)
Encyclopedia
Gul (ˈɡʊl) is a Muslim
unisex given name, it is also used as a family name, which is common in Central
and South Asia
, Afghanistan
, Pakistan
, and Turkey
.
Gul in Persian
and Turkic languages
means rose, it is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern period
s for William
(derived from Guillaume
), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
unisex given name, it is also used as a family name, which is common in Central
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
and South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Gul in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and Turkic languages
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
means rose, it is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern period
Early modern period
In history, the early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages. Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, the timeframe spans the period after the late portion of the Middle Ages through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions...
s for William
William (name)
William is a popular given name of old Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era...
(derived from Guillaume
Guillaume
Guillaume, the French equivalent of William, may refer to:-A:*Guillaume Amontons*Guillaume Apollinaire , a poet, writer and art critic.-B:*Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas...
), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.
Males
- Gul Hameed BhattiGul Hameed BhattiGul Hameed Bhatti was a Pakistani journalist, editor and sports writer. Known as Pakistans "Encyclopaedia of Cricket", Bhatti wrote for The Cricketer Magazine....
, Pakistani journalist - Gul ChamanGul ChamanGul Chaman is a citizen of Afghanistan who is still held in extrajudicial detention after being transferred from United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba — to an Afghan prison....
, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - Gul HaiderGul HaiderGul Haider is a former mujahideen commander and official in the ministry of defense of Hamid Karzai's Afghan government.-Military career:...
, Afghan politician - Gul Mohammed JangviGul Mohammed JangviMullah Gul Mohammed Jangvi is a Taliban field commander.In an article published on June 9, 2006 the Asia Times described Gul Mohammed Jangvi as a former captive in the Bagram Theater detention facility, who had been denounced and captured in 2003, tortured, and forced to join the Jaish Muslim.The...
, Afghan Taliban field commander - Gul Hassan KhanGul Hassan KhanLieutenant-General Gul Hassan Khan , was a former three star general and the last Army Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army from December 20, 1971 – March 3, 1972...
, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff - Gul KhanGul KhanGul Abbass Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Oxford University and Derbyshire in a two-year first-class career....
, Pakistani cricketer - Gul MohammadGul MohammadGul Mohammad , sometimes referred to as Gul Mahomed, played Test cricket for India and Pakistan....
, Indian/Pakistani cricketer - Gul MohammedGul MohammedGul Mohammed of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, was the shortest adult human being whose existence and height have been independently verified....
, Guinness world record holder as the shortest human being - Gul Mudin (1994–2010), Afghan child premeditatedly murdered by United States troops
- Gul RahmanGul RahmanGul Rahman was an Afghan torture victim who died in a secret CIA prison in northern Kabul.- Cause of death :He died on November 20, 2002 after being shackled to a cold cement wall in the Salt Pit.-Rescue of Hamid Karzai:...
, Afghan torture victim - Gul Hameed Khan RokhriGul Hameed Khan RokhriGul Hameed Khan Rokhri is a Pakistani politician. Throughout his political career, he has been a member of the Provincial Assembly, been elected as an MNA, and then later became the Punjab Revenue, Relief & Consolidations Minister...
, Pakistani politician - Gul Agha SherzaiGul Agha SherzaiGul Agha Sherzai is the current Governor of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.He previously served as Governor of Kandahar province, in the early 1990s and from 2001 until 2003.-Biography:...
, Afghan politician - Gul Mohamad Zhowandai, Afghan poet
Females
- Gül GölgeGül GölgeGül Gölge is the well-known former host of the program "Canlı Canlı" which is aired on Kanal D. She is also a model and actress, having acted in Çiçek Taksi, Yapayalnız and Köpek among others dramas and soaps...
, Turkish model and actress - Gul PanagGul PanagGul Panag is an Indian actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Her notable films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, and Straight....
, Indian Bollywood actress
Surname
- Abdullah GülAbdullah GülDr. Abdullah Gül, GCB is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002-03, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-07....
, President of the Republic of Turkey - Aftab GulAftab GulAftab Gul Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1969 to 1971....
, Pakistani cricketer - Ajab GulAjab GulAjab Gul is an actor turned director and producer of Pakistani film industry.He is son of Hameed gul,the former director general of ISI which is Pakistan`s leading intellegence agency. He has starred in a string of successful television serials like Fareb and Girift,...
, Pakistani actor-turned-director - Amir GulAmir GulAmir Gul is a Pakistani footballer playing currently for NBP FC. He made is international debut against Malaysia in 2008.-References:...
, Pakistani footballer - Awal GulAwal Gul-Testimony:Gul told his Tribunal he thought he surrendered on February 10, 2002.However press reports his capture on December 25, 2001.A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Awal Gul's first annual Administrative Review Board in 2005....
, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - Dawd GulDawd Gul-Transcript:The Department of Defense published a seven page summarized transcript of the unclassified session from his Tribunal.-Repatriation:Dawd Gul was repatriated on 18 September 2004.Ten other men were repatriated on that date...
, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - Faruk GülFaruk GülFaruk R. Gül is a Turkish American economist, a professor of economics at Princeton University and a Fellow of the Econometric Society.Gül did his undergraduate studies at Boğaziçi University, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1986, where he was a student of Hugo F. Sonnenschein...
, Turkish American economist - Hamid Gul, former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services IntelligenceInter-Services IntelligenceThe Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence , is Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, responsible for providing critical national security intelligence assessment to the Government of Pakistan...
- Khi Ali GulKhi Ali GulKhi Ali Gul is a citizen of Afghanistan currently held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.The Department of Defense estimates that he was born in 1963, in Khowst, Afghanistan....
, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - Meirchion GulMeirchion GulMeirchion Gul was probably a late 5th century king of Rheged, a Brythonic realm in the area of sub-Roman known as the Hen Ogledd .Next to nothing is known about Meirchion, although his epithet means the Lean...
, 5th century king of Rheged (modern-day northern England) - Mohammad GulMohammad GulMohammad Gul is an Afghan who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 457....
, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - Sajjad GulSajjad GulAgha Sajjad Gul is a producer, director and one of the biggest media moguls in Pakistan. He is the youngest of three famed sons, Riaz and Shahzad of Agha G A Gull, the owner and creator of Evernew Studios, one of the exclusively prosperous real estate on Multan Road. He owns the major film...
, Pakistani CEO - Umar GulUmar GulUmar Gul is a Pakistani right arm fast medium bowler in cricket who has played Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani cricket team...
, Pakistani cricketer